"The War for the 9%"
(QPs = 1% of U.S. investors; AI who are not QPs, 9%. The fight over that slice will define the industry for years to come.)
Featuring the industry's futurist and thought leader Bob Rice

Bob is the managing partner of Tangent Capital, a broker dealer specializing in private investments; a Senior Advisor for Macquarie Asset Management and Wilshire Associates; a member of the Board of Nasdaq Fund Secondaries; and an adjunct Law Professor teaching courses on investment management at Florida State University. As a Director of the Value Line funds’ investment manager and member of the Florida State University Endowment Investment Committee, he helps oversee approximately $6 billion of investments.

Previously, Bob spent several years as the daily on-air Alternatives Editor at Bloomberg TV and Fox Business; and he is the bestselling author of Three Moves Ahead and The Alternative Answer.

Bob began his career as a trial lawyer with the U.S. Department of Justice and then served as a financial products Partner at Milbank for a decade. He left the law to found a technology startup that became the public company Viewpoint, of which he was CEO and Chairman until he returned to Wall Street to launch Tangent.

Views and data from around the alts world: 1031s, energy, REITs, BDCs, private placements, private equity

Facilitator: John Harrison, ADISA
Presenters: Mike Kell, iCapital Network; Taylor Garrett, Mountain Dell Consulting; Matt Iak, U.S. Energy Development Corporation; Kevin Gannon, Robert A. Stanger & Co.

Overview of recent past "mistakes" in our industry's offerings and lessons drawn.

Moderator: Bryan Mick, Mick Law
Presenters: Ann Moore, International Assets Advisory; Paula Miterko, Miterko & Associates; Karlton Kleis, Arete Wealth

Perspectives on current insurance topics regarding alts.

Moderator: Myra Nicholson, International Assets Advisory
Participants: Nick Duren, Crescent Securities Group; Lori Kamen, Aurora Securities; Dee Cordea, InterWeb Insurance

This session will discuss topics affecting sales of alternative investments from a marketing compliance perspective (to include discussions on general solicitation, FINRA/SEC marketing content rules, and the importance of tempering expectations during the due diligence period to ensure that the marketing side is well positioned to syndicate in a "securities compliant" manner).

Moderator: Greg Mausz, Preferred Capital Securities
Speakers: John Grady, ABR Dynamic Funds; Darryl Steinhause, DLA Piper; Brad Updike, Mick Law

Review and exploration of ADISA's new publication on DST Best Practices.

Moderator: Thomas Voekler, KVCF
Panelists: Darryl Steinhause, DLA Piper; Taylor Garrett, Mountain Dell Consulting; Tim Witt, DAI Securities

Roll up your sleeves and join us for both large and small group discussions organized around topics important to BDs/RIAs and investment products. In particular we will focus on aspects and considerations around new products, RIA/Family Office, conservation easements, due diligence practices/betterment, and the latest L&R issues. Choose your topic or wander between groups as we develop ideas for improvement and exploration.

Moderators: Brad Updike, Mick Law
Group leaders: William Osterbrock, Baker Donelson; Brad Updike, Mick Law; Catherine Bowman, The Bowman Law Firm; Thomas Rosenfield, HillStaffer; John Grady, ABR Dynamic Funds; Matthew Malone, Lonsdale Investment Technology; Paula Miterko, Miterko & Associates; Jacob Heidkamp, FactRight; David Pittman, Cottonwood Residential; Rajeev Kotyan, Innovative Advisory Group; Craig Covington, DAI Securities

Assessment of program manager viability and execution potential and other advanced due diligence topics.

Moderator: Dustin Zachmeyer, Bluerock
Panelists: Mike Underhill, Capital Innovations; Jacob Heidkamp, FactRight; Mark Atchity, JCC Capital Markets; Steve Ogrin, Buttonwood Due Diligence